Somerset Patriots ballplayers will drop their bats and gloves on the field and climb the steps to the concourse where they will help volunteers put together personal care packages for US troops deployed overseas at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday, Aug. 9.

The IX annual Operation Shoebox New Jersey Ballpark Packing hosted by the Somerset Patriots begins at 11 a.m. on the concourse with an orientation and opening ceremony. Volunteers can enter the ballpark through the main gate.

Manager Brett Jodie and Manager Emeritus Sparky Lyle are also expected to help out on the concourse packing boxes alongside the volunteers.

All volunteers will be given a voucher good for a free ticket to a future Patriots game.

The ballpark will be busy that day. A blood drive will be held between 1-7 p.m., with the Patriots playing the Sugarland Skeeters at 7:05 p.m.